Tib/Fib & Knee Procedures

The articular facets making up the tibial plateau slopes posteriorly at _____

Another term for the patellar surface of the distal femur is __________

Which bone is the longest and strongest bone in the body?

The adductor tubercle is viewed in only one projection, which is it?

if you add a grid when you normally don't use one, how will you adjust your technique?

If you are x-raying through dense anatomy, how will you change your technique?

A palpable landmark used to position the knee is the ______

Which structures serve as shock absorbers within the knee joint?

For a mediolateral projection of the lower leg, the knee is flexed _______ degrees

For a mediolateral projection of the knee, the CR is angled ______ centered at ___ inch distal to the apex of the patella

For the PA axial projection - Camp-Coventry Method - for intercondyloid fossa, the knee is flexed ____

What does the annode-heel effect determine about projections of the lower leg?

Which projections have the CR perpendicular to, and centered at mid-leg?

Which projection of the patella has the patient prone with knee flexed 55 degrees?

How much are the knees flexed for the inferosuperior axial projection (sunrise) of the patella?
How much is the CR angled?

Which projection of the patella has the patient seated with knees flexed 40 degrees on a board or over the table?
How much is the CR angled and in which direction?

How much is the knee flexed for the lateral-mediolateral projection of the patella?

Why is PA preferred over AP for the patella?

With the PA patella projection AND the AP knee projection, how much should the leg be rotated to get TRUE AP and PA?

Which projection of the Intercondylar Fossa has the patient supine with the IR built up on a kleenex box under the knee?
How much is the CR angled?

How is the CR angled for the Camp-Coventry - PA Axial projection of Intercondylar Fossa?

Which projection of the knees has the patient erect on a stool squatted back with knees flexed 45 degrees

Which projection of the knees has the CR perpendicular to the IR in the wall bucky?

How should the feet be positioned for the AP Bilateral Weight Bearing projection of the knees?

What is seen on a projection of the lateral knee when it is under rotated?

What is seen on a projection of the lateral knee when the CR is not angled adequately?

Which projection of the knee best visualizes the fibular apex?

Which projection of the knee best visualizes 1/2 of the patella free of superimposition from the condyles of the femur?

How much will you angle the CR for knee projections on a patient that is hypersthenic?
(greater than 24cm diameter)

How much will you angle the CR for knee projections on patients that are asthenic? (less than 19cm diameter)